Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

A comprehensive review on the potential of microbial enzymes in multipollutant bioremediation: Mechanisms, challenges, and future prospects

M Narayanan, SS Ali, M El-Sheekh - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrialization and other human activity represent significant environmental hazards. Toxic
contaminants can harm a comprehensive platform of living organisms in their particular …

Nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: An emerging opportunity

RP Singh, R Handa, G Manchanda - Journal of controlled release, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional agriculture often relies on bulky doses of fertilizers and pesticides that have
adversely affected the living beings as well as the ecosystems. As a basic tenet of …

Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other developing applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

An overview of immobilized enzyme technologies for dye and phenolic removal from wastewater

LY Jun, LS Yon, NM Mubarak, CH Bing, S Pan… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global water pollution caused by dye and phenol contaminants has been reported to have
reached an alarming level. These hazardous contaminants pose significant threats to …

Immobilized ligninolytic enzymes: an innovative and environmental responsive technology to tackle dye-based industrial pollutants–a review

M Bilal, M Asgher, R Parra-Saldivar, H Hu… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the twenty-first century, chemical and associated industries quest a transition prototype
from traditional chemical-based concepts to a greener, sustainable and environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Proteases immobilized on nanomaterials for biocatalytic, environmental and biomedical applications: Advantages and drawbacks

M Bilal, SA Qamar, D Carballares… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteases have gained significant scientific and industrial interest due to their unique
biocatalytic characteristics and broad-spectrum applications in different industries. The …

Remote activation of enzyme nanohybrids for cancer prodrug therapy controlled by magnetic heating

B Torres-Herrero, I Armenia, M Alleva, L Asín… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we have developed nanohybrids (nHs) to remotely activate a therapeutic enzyme for
its use in Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy (DEPT). The coencapsulation of magnetic …

Organic–inorganic hybrid nanoflowers: A novel host platform for immobilizing biomolecules

J Cui, S Jia - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past few years, organic–inorganic hybrid nanoflowers technology has been emerged
as an effective immobilization method. This method has motivated a considerable interest in …

Microbial nanotechnology for bioremediation of industrial wastewater

Mandeep, P Shukla - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pollutant removal from industrial effluents is a big challenge for industries. These pollutants
pose a great risk to the environment. Nanotechnology can reduce the expenditure made by …